human trafficking; slave trade
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den
(arch.) bedpan; (arch.) chamber pot; (arch.) potty; baby tiger; (fig.) hard-earned reward
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
mobilization; mobilisation
principal occupation; core business
tout; swindler; con-man; pimp
(not saying anything) no matter what
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to cut (food) into chunks; to chop into lumps
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
head; chief; boss; leader
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone